Ewan McGregor Says Next Obi-Wan Kenobi Project Could Be Tracking Down Yoda or a ‘Big Love Story’ With Wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s ‘Ahsoka’ Character: ‘There’s Got to Be Something’
Ewan McGregor has recently been very vocal about his desire to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi — and even has a few pitches for what his “Star Wars” character could get up to in a new project. Speaking at the Variety Lounge at Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Scottish star said he’d got as far as taking his ideas to Lucasfilm boss Dave Filoni, who was shooting “Ahsoka” with his wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead at the time.
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Ewan McGregor has recently been very vocal about his desire to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi — and even has a few pitches for what his “Star Wars” character could get up to in a new project. Speaking at the Variety Lounge at Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Scottish star said he’d got as far as taking his ideas to Lucasfilm boss Dave Filoni, who was shooting “Ahsoka” with his wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead at the time. “It was very casual, but I said there’s got to be something,” McGregor said. “Because Yoda’s somewhere else.
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- Ewan McGregor has recently been very vocal about his desire to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi — and even has a few pitches for what his “Star Wars” character could get up to in a new project. Speaking at the Variety Lounge at Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Scottish star said he’d got as far as taking his ideas to Lucasfilm boss Dave Filoni, who was shooting “Ahsoka” with his wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead at the time.
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Ewan McGregor Says Next Obi-Wan Kenobi Project Could Be Tracking Down Yoda or a ‘Big Love Story’ With Wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s ‘Ahsoka’ Character: ‘There’s Got to Be Something’
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